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Reproductive justice framework essential to addressing inequities in high-risk pregnancy care

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new commentary in Reproductive Health calls for fetal condition care to be reframed through a Reproductive Justice (RJ) lens, arguing that systemic inequities, not just medical factors, shape the options available to families. A team of researchers, led by Penn Nursing and SisterSong the Women of Color Reproductive Justice Network, authored the editorial which highlights how structural power—rather than just medical necessity—shapes the experiences of families navigating complex fetal diagnoses.

Journal: Reproductive Health

The Buck Institute welcomes renowned cell biologist Dr. Peter Walter to faculty

Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Business Announcement

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging today announced that Dr. Peter Walter, one of the world’s most influential cell biologists, has joined the Institute as a Professor. His arrival marks a significant addition to Buck’s scientific leadership and strengthens its mission to end the threat of age-related disease.

Study finds widening racial and gender inequities in polysubstance overdose deaths

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

U.S. overdose deaths involving polysubstance use—particularly opioids combined with stimulants—have risen sharply in recent years, with disproportionate increases among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic populations, especially men. Findings provide compelling and comprehensive evidence linking these patterns to inequities in overdose mortality.

Journal: Addiction
Funder: National Institute of Drug Abuse

Innovative surgery relieves chronic leg and arm swelling

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Business Announcement

Advances in cancer treatment mean more people are living longer after a cancer diagnosis. But some survivors develop lymphedema—long-term swelling in the arms, hands, legs or feet that can cause pain, limit movement and raise the risk of serious infections. The condition can also affect body image and mental health.

Mount Sinai researchers publish landmark cell review defining the “hallmarks of liver cancer”

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new review from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona provides one of the clearest roadmaps to date for understanding and treating liver cancer, one of the deadliest cancers worldwide.

Journal: Cell

Progress in stem cell therapy for type 1 diabetes

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have developed an improved method for creating insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. The results, published in Stem Cell Reports, demonstrate that these cells effectively regulate blood sugar levels in laboratory tests and can reverse diabetes in mice.

Journal: Stem Cell Reports

New mapping model can help cities efficiently deploy blood resources to patients most in need

American College of Surgeons
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using data from hospitals and emergency medical service providers to map out areas with the greatest need for trauma care and prehospital whole blood transfusions can enable hospital systems to deploy scarce blood resources quickly and minimize waste, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

Journal: Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Fat cells play key role in avoidance learning

University of Bonn
Peer-Reviewed Publication

If humans or animals eat something that causes them to feel unwell, they subsequently avoid this food source. Until now, it has been unclear precisely how this avoidance learning takes place. A new study shows that communication between the brain cells and fat cells could play a crucial role here. The participants from the Universities of Bonn and Tohoku (Japan) and University Hospital Bonn have revealed the previously unknown mechanism in the fruit fly Drosophila. It may also exist in a similar form in mammals and even in humans. The results have now been published in the journal Neuron.

Journal: Neuron

Rare scalp reaction identified in lung cancer patient receiving amivantamab after radiotherapy

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — April 16, 2026 — A new case report was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on March 11, 2026, titled “Erosive pustular dermatosis–like scalp reaction following cranial radiotherapy in a patient with EGFR-mutant NSCLC treated with amivantamab.”

Journal: Oncoscience